Tidbits: Around the League: NHL News - Part 2

[57special]

I think zucc would be traded before dumba if it came to that, but ya never know

Agreed. With Soucy and Suter gone, I have to remind myself to recalibrate.

 

[Circulartheory]

I wonder what the issue is with Menell?

If his play was anything like his short stint with the Wild, he was a solid but unspectacular undersized dman. Usually, there are just better options available.

 

[TaLoN]

I wonder what the issue is with Menell?

He's no Jared.

 

[GuerinUp]

Agreed. With Soucy and Suter gone, I have to remind myself to recalibrate.

plus dumba getting the alternate makes me feel hes less likely to be going anywhere. Hell, he might even sign a team friendly deal when his contract expires

 

[Wild11MN]

 

[57special]

plus dumba getting the alternate makes me feel hes less likely to be going anywhere. Hell, he might even sign a team friendly deal when his contract expires

Agreed, but I am worried about what a "team friendly deal" looks like these days.

 

[GuerinUp]

This better not allow him to not count against the cap...

 

[57special]

This better not allow him to not count against the cap...

Otherwise, let's get Parise in that program, ASAP!

 

[thestonedkoala]

This better not allow him to not count against the cap...

If it's medical leave, than he's LTIR. I don't see why it shouldn't?

 

[TaLoN]

Otherwise, let's get Parise in that program, ASAP!

His cap is set in stone for us no matter what he does now.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Barkov dream, if there ever was one, appears to be dead.

 

[Wild11MN]

Barkov dream, if there ever was one, appears to be dead.

8x$10M. $70M of that in signing bonuses. Wow.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

8x$10M. $70M of that in signing bonuses. Wow.

Some nice deals to be had if you're allowed to pay signing bonuses, I guess.

 

[BagHead]

8x$10M. $70M of that in signing bonuses. Wow.

Holy crap, that's a lot in signing bonuses! I really like it, for Barkov. He gets that sweet income annually as a lump sum instead of paid out over the course of the season, then can invest most of it. If it's invested smartly, he'll be able to live off the dividends forever, with a really high standard of living.

*edit* I just did the math because I was curious. If he invests $60m of his $70m in signing bonuses ($7.5m/yr), and lives off the extra $1.25m in signing bonus+$1m/year salary, he will invest $7.5m annually. At an 8% annual growth rate that ends up at a little over $100 million after annual compounding ($40m more than the $60m he invested). If he's in dividend stocks with a 3% dividend return, he can live on it to the tune of a little over $3m per year (conservatively, as I'm assuming 0% dividend growth, which is highly unlikely), without ever touching the (still growing) $100m in stocks.

Yeah, if he's smart, he's set.

 

[57special]

Seems like a fair deal for both sides. Barkov is a terrific player.

 

[Wild11MN]

Some nice deals to be had if you're allowed to pay signing bonuses, I guess.

Or if you have tax advantages.

 

[thestonedkoala]

8x$10M. $70M of that in signing bonuses. Wow.

Thats the way a lot of contracts are going and why Minnesota is going to have difficulties signing their player.

 

[16thOverallSaveUs]

Josi, Hischier, Meier the first 3 Swiss to make the Olympic team. Thought Fiala had a chance to be one of those 3

 

[AKL]

Josi, Hischier, Meier the first 3 Swiss to make the Olympic team. Thought Fiala had a chance to be one of those 3

Do you the purpose of this "first 3" thing the countries are doing? Is it just ceremonious? Does it indicate the guys who are gonna get letters?

 

[thestonedkoala]

Josi, Hischier, Meier the first 3 Swiss to make the Olympic team. Thought Fiala had a chance to be one of those 3

I'd put Fiala over Hischier, but Hischier was the 1st overall.

 

[djgriff]

Holy crap, that's a lot in signing bonuses! I really like it, for Barkov. He gets that sweet income annually as a lump sum instead of paid out over the course of the season, then can invest most of it. If it's invested smartly, he'll be able to live off the dividends forever, with a really high standard of living.

*edit* I just did the math because I was curious. If he invests $60m of his $70m in signing bonuses ($7.5m/yr), and lives off the extra $1.25m in signing bonus+$1m/year salary, he will invest $7.5m annually. At an 8% annual growth rate that ends up at a little over $100 million after annual compounding ($40m more than the $60m he invested). If he's in dividend stocks with a 3% dividend return, he can live on it to the tune of a little over $3m per year (conservatively, as I'm assuming 0% dividend growth, which is highly unlikely), without ever touching the (still growing) $100m in stocks.

Yeah, if he's smart, he's set.

Taxes, agent fees, and today's very high escrow will take a big bite out of that initial investment. But even then, he's certainly set for life.

 

[BagHead]

Taxes, agent fees, and today's very high escrow will take a big bite out of that initial investment. But even then, he's certainly set for life.

This is a good point. Probably divide all of that in half or more. I know Florida won't tax him, but the Federal Government of our country sure will, and probably his too.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Zibs is now off the market; Hertl or bust?

I guess Trocheck or Strome?

Here's hoping that Knuts comes over and Rossi has a good year in the AHL, because Eriksson-Ek and company?

 

[MuckOG]

SIX alternate captains??

 

[Ban Hammered]

That's...a lot.